Houston native Wes Anderson filmed the story of Max Fischer (Jason Schwartzman, left) in Houston. Locations included a barber shop on 11th Street, Delmar Stadium, St. John's School and Lamar High School.

Jack Black was brilliant in Richard Linklater’s film about a Carthage mortician who kills a wealthy elderly widow. Filming took place in central Texas, including Austin, Lockhart, Georgetown, Smithville and Bastrop.